The Command & Conquer brand is synonymous with action-style wargaming (or real-time strategy as it's sometimes known), the very first C&C having pretty much kickstarted the whole genre.

Having repositioned the series at the top of the heap again with Command & Conquer 2, creator Westwood used the same advanced game engine to give offshoot series Red Alert its very own sequel. The original Red Alert's storyline actually took place before that of the first Command & Conquer, and so it is with this one.

Set some time after World War II it has the Soviets invading America, making use of mind-control to raise an army, and utilising a range of building and unit types that blend retro with sci-fi in a brilliantly inventive way. The game utilises the Command & Conquer 2 game and graphics engine, while further improving the visual look with more varied terrain, new special effects, and noticeably more units involved in the action.

Features:

• The Soviets are exacting their revenge and invading the United States. Fight on the side of freedom or join the Soviet war machine
• Integrate the power of top-secret technology into your strategy
• Select from Soviet Cloning Vats and Allied time-travel devices and use an arsenal consisting of Prism Tanks, Tesla Troopers, Terror Drones, Desolators, Giant Squid and Psychic Mind Readers and more
• More ways to wage war than ever before! Play either side in the full solo play campaign or play as one of 9 nations in 8 modes of multiplay and skirmish mode
• Take your campaign over land, sea and air to utilise over 80 units & structures to deliver your fury
• Wreak havoc with a friend through the specially designed co-op campaign
• Cinematic movies accentuate each hard-won battle and brief you for your next mission.